One Inch Above the Water, by author Jim Payne
Table of Contents
Chapter 7, Beginning

Photo Album of Jim's Adventures

The Potomac River
Columbia River I
Columbia River II
Columbia River III
New York City to Quebec
Miami, Florida to Key West
The Mississippi River


One Inch above the Water, Jim Payne’s memoir of nautical escape, shows us a side of America we’ve never seen. We’ve had tours of America by automobile, van, motorcycle, and on foot; now it’s time to see the river side!

Columbia River Trip Deep inside the dam I felt an enormous rumbling
Florida Trip
Celebrating sunset at Mallory Square, Key West.
Mississippi River
Two hours before being hit by a killer rainstorm.